Chatting with singer & composer Irene Serra about her band, her journey and all things jazz

In this week's episode with chat with Italian-born singer Irene Serra.She shares more about her journey to the UK via Copenhagen and Milan, settling in to jazz life in Hackney, developing her fabulous band ISQ and her creative influences including dance.We discuss her upcoming album, remixing and listening to music and of course there's a quiz, top 3 album choices and a vocal addition to the house band. It's a lovely chat all round!Irene's album recommendations include:Piano and A Microphone 1983 by Prince (2018) released by NPG/Warner BrosAfter Hours by Sarah Vaughan (1961) released on RoulettePost (1995) and Homogenic (1997) by Björk, both released on One Little IndianIrene's website: www.irenaserra.comSupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you’d like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris NewsteadTheme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded September 2021.

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This was a weekly jazz chat exploring the personal stories and creative junctions of fabulous and funny musical guests. We produced 54 episodes from 2020-2022 that remain available. We continue to produce the Watford Jazz Junction festival that runs across the penultimate weekend of May each year.